The
motivation for this acquisition is to purchase a pistol, to be used as
secondary weapon for Army, Maritime, Air Force and Special Operation Forces and
as primary weapon for Military Police and other special units. The pistol shall
also be used by pilots and crew members on helicopters and airplanes.
Accordingly the pistol must be highly durable and be able to withstand rough
usage under different environmental and physical conditions.
The
Danish Defence requires a light modern pistol, including spare parts and services, with focus on large magazine
capacity, day and night sights, rails for accessories e.g. Tactical Light and
Laser. The pistol should have good ergonomics and comfort. The pistol shall be a striker fire caliber
9x19mm, available in a regular sized variant and a variant for concealed use,
with high hit probability and effect at 30 meters.
It is
DALO intention to perform a user test regarding both variants, expected to start 10 November 2017. The tenderers are to provide 5 (five) regular
sized variant and 1
(one) variant for concealed use, including accessories,
documentation and technical support for this test.
The result of the prequalification process is expected to be announced primo august 2017